Sanctuary

The Wildheart Animal Sanctuary

Q: Where is The Wildheart Animal Sanctuary?

United Kingdom. The Wildheart Animal Sanctuary is a sanctuary in the United Kingdom. Its coordinates are 50.661° N, 1.139° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Snowdonia National Park, about 305 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at The Wildheart Animal Sanctuary?

12 species. Citizen-science photos record 12 species at The Wildheart Animal Sanctuary, including Common Raccoon, Slender-tailed Meerkat, Brown Capuchin, Red-necked Wallaby and South American Coati. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Q: Where can you see the animals of The Wildheart Animal Sanctuary in the wild?

Common Raccoon: Celestún Biosphere Reserve. Some of the animals photographed at The Wildheart Animal Sanctuary also live in the parks and cities we cover: Common Raccoon (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Celestún Biosphere Reserve), Slender-tailed Meerkat (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park) and Brown Capuchin (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Tambopata National Reserve).

Q: When did The Wildheart Animal Sanctuary open and how big is it?

Opened 1950, 3.6 ha. The Wildheart Animal Sanctuary, a sanctuary in the United Kingdom, opened in 1950 and covers about 3.6 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 12 species are photographed there.

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

🛖 Sanctuary, United Kingdom 12 spp. present

The Wildheart Animal Sanctuary, previously known as the Isle of Wight Zoo and Sandown Zoo, is a wildlife sanctuary on the coastline of Sandown, Isle of Wight. At 8.5 acres, it is the largest collection of exotic animals on the Island. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

50.661° N 1.139° W

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Essentials

Entrance

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Tourism

High

Species present

species

Opened

1950

Size

Medium

Visit

Getting there

isleofwightzoo.com ↗

Who runs it

Owned by: Charlotte Corney

What visitors say

🦒 Animals in captivity

Procyon lotor

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Celestún Biosphere Reserve+ 46 more parks

Suricata suricatta

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park+ 2 more parks

Sapajus apella

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

in Tambopata National Reserve+ 2 more parks

LC Endemic

Notamacropus rufogriseus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park+ 9 more parks

Nasua nasua

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Iguazú National Park+ 6 more parks

Sus scrofa

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Kaziranga National Park+ 38 more parks

Callithrix jacchus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

in Tijuca National Park

Panthera leo

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Ruaha National Park+ 37 more parks · Nearby records

Before you go

Where is The Wildheart Animal Sanctuary?

United Kingdom

The Wildheart Animal Sanctuary is a sanctuary in the United Kingdom. Its coordinates are 50.661° N, 1.139° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Snowdonia National Park, about 305 km away.

What animals can you see at The Wildheart Animal Sanctuary?

12 species

Citizen-science photos record 12 species at The Wildheart Animal Sanctuary, including Common Raccoon, Slender-tailed Meerkat, Brown Capuchin, Red-necked Wallaby and South American Coati. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Where can you see the animals of The Wildheart Animal Sanctuary in the wild?

Common Raccoon: Celestún Biosphere Reserve

Some of the animals photographed at The Wildheart Animal Sanctuary also live in the parks and cities we cover: Common Raccoon (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Celestún Biosphere Reserve), Slender-tailed Meerkat (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park) and Brown Capuchin (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Tambopata National Reserve).

When did The Wildheart Animal Sanctuary open and how big is it?

Opened 1950, 3.6 ha

The Wildheart Animal Sanctuary, a sanctuary in the United Kingdom, opened in 1950 and covers about 3.6 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 12 species are photographed there.